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{{quote|''"If something happens to me, I want my wife to know the truth. If they say we fought valiantly here, I want her to know we fought retarded."''|Sgt. Eric Kocher}}
This complete lack of political correctness in favor of realism is a major cause of criticism for both the book and series. Negative reactions tend to be [[Ripped
As this pertains to a military operation, expect a lot of military tropes.
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* [[A Father to His Men]]: Lt. Fick, who, ironically, is younger than some of his troops, nonetheless takes on this role of his platoon. It comes to a head in the sixth episode, when "Casey Kasem" goes over Fick's head and orders one of his teams out to check out a possible tank, saying he's "covering" for Fick (while calling his competence into question and accusing him of cowardice behind his back). The Lieutenant is understandably pissed that he's using his men to get to him.
{{quote| '''Fick''': "Get ''the fuck'' out of here. And do not ever again mess with my platoon. (...) Fuck that. You can fuck with me all you want, but do not, I repeat, '''do not''' fuck with my men."}}
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert.
** [[The Lancer]]: Lance Cpl. Harold James Trombley
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* [[Heroic Sociopath]]: A strangely literal case in the form of Lance Corporal Harold James Trombley, who joined the Marines specifically to shoot people, showed an unnatural desire to see the results of his kills even from a civilian boy he accidentally shot, and who said that combat was far less nerve-wracking to him than watching game shows at home.
{{quote| '''Person:''' "That's 'cause he's a psycho. But at least he's our psycho."}}
* [[Hey
** Person needs [[Twilight|Emmet Cullen]] move the fucking Humvee.
* [[Hollywood Tactics]]: Completely averted.
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* [[Insufferable Genius]]: Brad Colbert has shades of this trope, usually condemning religion and the desire to have children, he has a [[Freudian Excuse]] though
* [[It Works Better With Bullets]]: After spending several minutes explaining to Captain America and Encino Man why they absolutely ''must not'' call in an artillery barrage that will inevitably injure, maim or kill the entire platoon, Lt. Fick eventually gives up and walks away to the disbelief of his platoon, who are rather understandably worried about getting hit by friendly artillery fire. Fick reassures them quickly, however:
{{quote| '''Lt. Fick''': We don't have anything to worry about. Captain America is using the [[What an Idiot!|wrong authorization codes and the wrong grid coordinates.]]}}
* [[Kicked Upstairs]]: Sort of happens to Encino Man and Captain America, the resident Niedermeyers. They get removed from frontline duty and placed into desk jobs so that the Marines can get competent officers who are actually damn good at commanding troops in battle.
** ''Averted'' with Casey Kasem, who, after the events of the book and the series, was promoted into a leadership position, where he not only excelled, but earned the respect of the men who had once had nothing but disdain for him.
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** One thing not explained in the miniseries is FPF (when Delta is shooting on a village). Final Protective Fire is only supposed to be used when a Marine position is about to be overrun, and involves setting up a solid wall of ammunition. Hence why the rest of Recon thinks it's hilariously unnecessary.
* [[Miniseries]]
* [[Mistaken for Racist]]: Some of the 1st Recon Marines say quite racist things, directly to or in the presence of the individual who should be personally offended. It becomes apparent, however, that all the Marines are so close to each other that they all basically have [[N
** There is one instance where they seem to avoid using [[N
* [[Must Have Caffeine]]: Cpl. Person, whose bizarre behavior is caused solely by an energy drink addiction. Careful with that [[Klatchian Coffee|Ripped Fuel]], man.
* [[The Neidermeyer]]:
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* [[Pragmatic Villainy]]: The Marines expected--[[Worthy Opponent|and possibly anticipated]]--the well-trained, well-equipped and presumably well-disciplined Fedayeen. Instead, they mostly encountered press-ganged farmers and duped foreign jihadis, who were little more than [[Red Shirt|speed bumps]] to slow down the American advance while the more valuable soldiers got away.
* [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits]]
* [[Rant
** [[Oh Crap|He did]].
* [[Real Person Cameo]]: According to the commentary on the DVD, in the video the Marines watch at the end, the man briefly seen goofing around with the donkey is the real Brad Colbert.
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'''Person:''' You know what happens when you get out of the Marine Corps? You get your brains back. }}
* [[Sergeant Rock]]: Too many to count. Obvious choices are Sgt. Brad "Iceman" Colbert, Sgt. Eric Kocher and Sgt. Antonio "Poke" Espera. "Casey Kasem" would become this ''after'' the events of the novel/TV series.
* [[Southern
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: ...but only from the perspective of First Recon. Recon fought valiantly all the way up to the bridge at Al-Kut, only to turn around and roll into Baghdad after it had already fallen. Unbeknownst to them, the entire campaign had been a feint. On the other hand, from the perspective of high command, the feint was a smashing success. The enemy bought it hook, line and sinker, and Baghdad was taken with astonishingly low casualties.
* [[Sherlock Scan]]: Sgt. Colbert immediately recognizes a "civilian" as a military deserter from his military-style belt.
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* [[True Companions]]: The men of First Recon seem to be this, even accepting the reporter as part of their team. The reporter is a subversion; this type of character is usually the [[Butt Monkey]] to the far more badass troops he's around. This is how it ''starts,'' but it quickly switches around when he mentions having written for ''Hustler'', and his status in the close-knit group is further cemented when he stays after his first time being shot at instead of leaving immediately thereafter. In the book, Wright notes that he thought everyone hated him as early as Camp Matilda when Marines would start ambushing him around corners and poking him in the side with their knives; when he saw them doing it to each other as a way of passing the time, he realized it meant they were actually starting to like him.
* [[The Watson]]: Wright. ''"What's a POG?"<ref> '''P'''eople '''O'''ther than '''G'''runts, i.e. non-combat Marines, and viewed with complete disdain by all combat Marines</ref>; "Why is [[Speech Impediment|your voice]] [[The Godfather (Film)|like that?]]''"
* [[What Do You Mean
* [[Worthy Opponent]]: The Marines acknowledge the fact that many of the Iraqi, feyadeen, and foreign troops who do stand and fight them have to be brave and disciplined men.
{{quote| '''Espera''': ''(gestures to dead RPG soldier still holding his weapon)'' "Motherfucker died trying to get a round off. Combat ''discipline''."}}
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